Rickshaw Boy (1937) - Lao She torrent

Category: Adults, Classic, General Fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Day Labor Early 20th Century Imperial China

Written by Lao She
Read by Jason Wong
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Silk Gauze Audio
Release date: September 25, 2021
Duration: 11:14:59

A beautiful new translation of the classic Chinese novel from Lao She, one of the most acclaimed and popular Chinese writers of the twentieth century, Rickshaw Boy chronicles the trials and misadventures of a poor Beijing rickshaw driver. Originally published in 1937, Rickshaw Boy—and the power and artistry of Lao She—can now be appreciated by a contemporary American audience.

Rickshaw Boy is the story of Xiangzi, an honest and serious country boy who works as a rickshaw puller in Beiping (Beijing). A man of simple needs whose greatest ambition is to one day own his own rickshaw, Xiangzi is nonetheless thwarted, time and again, in his attempts to improve his lot in life.

A popular and influential work of 20th-century Chinese literature, Rickshaw Boy presents an unflinchingly honest portrait of life on the margins of society, intertwining dark comedy and tragedy.

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